Lady Bucs win back-to-back matches

Posted: Tuesday, Apr 16th, 2013BY: Andrew Reiner

B-U senior MARLENE RIDGWAY, pictured above, stretches out for a forehand shot on the run during her No. 4 singles match Tuesday against Elkins’ Taylor Gapp. Ridgway won the match 8-1 and the Lady Bucs secured a 5-2 team win.Photo by ANDREW REINER/The Record Delta

FAIRMONT — The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buccaneers won two straight Big Ten Conference tennis matches on back-to-back days, keeping their conference record undefeated at 4-0 on the season.

The Lady Bucs opened the week with a 6-1 win at East Fairmont, then won 5-2 in a home match Tuesday against Elkins. The B-U girls made a clean sweep of singles play in both matches and improved their season record to 7-2 overall.

The B-U boys team fell by identical 7-0 scores in the two matches and fell to 0-7 on the season.